Malaysia – According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Omicron wave that has officially entered Malaysia is predicted to peak by the end of March. The Ministry of Health’s best estimate to date, as stated by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, and not a finality, as it continues to monitor the growth of Covid-19 cases. Malaysia broke the 10,000 daily …

South Korea – Today, the daily total number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea surpassed 8,000 for the first time, as the highly infectious Omicron strain spreads swiftly despite the recent expansion of tight social-distancing measures to reduce infection. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) recorded 8,571 cases yesterday, surpassing the previous high of 7,848 in mid-December. The …

Singapore – The impending Omicron wave in Singapore might reach 15,000 cases per day, which is many times higher than the Delta wave, which peaked at roughly 5,000 cases per day last year. At a press conference on Wednesday (Jan 5), Associate Professor Kenneth Mak, director of medical services at the Ministry of Health (MOH), said that this is comparable …

South Korea – As worry grows over the development of the extremely contagious Omicron variant, South Korea will begin treating coronavirus patients with Pfizer‘s antiviral medicines on Friday, according to health officials. As stated by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), at least 21,000 Paxlovid pills will be arriving on Thursday and to be distributed to a total of 280 pharmacies and 90 residential …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s aide said the former prime minister did “umrah” in March 2021 without a complete Covid-19 or meningococcal meningitis (MM) vaccine because they were not necessary at the time. Mohd Naim Mahmod said in a statement that all of the delegates at the time, including the former prime minister, had received their first dose of Covid-19 …

Malaysia – The Selangor Association For Travel and Tourism Agencies (Saftta) today questioned Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s claim that 14% of Muslims who travelled to Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage lately had no records of receiving the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. The umbrella organization representing 580 tourist, travel, hotel, and theme park organizations claimed Khairy’s comments at the January 6 press conference …

Malaysia – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has advised Rohingya people who have UNHCR cards not to be obstinate in their actions and to recognize that they are refugees. The government sympathizes with the group’s position, but any activities that generate issues for the nation will be dealt with, according to Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. …

Brunei – According to Xinhua, the Prime Minister’s Office in Brunei said recently that the temporary suspension of cross-border activity between Brunei and Malaysia would be prolonged for another 15 days. For a total of 15 more days till January 15, 2022, the government has prolonged the temporary suspension on admission of foreign people via land and sea ports, including …

Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night said he was worried about the impacts of the Omicron variation of the Covid in the Philippines, saying tending to it would require enormous amounts of cash when government money chests have been drained. Talking in a broadcast meeting, Duterte said that there is less cash to address COVID-19 on the grounds …

Indonesia – The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission IX asked all provincial heads to speedily inoculate kids matured six to 11 years to offer ideal assurance and to forestall the spread of the Omicron variation. In view of this, Agent Chairman of DPR’s Commission IX Charles Honoris noticed that immunization stocks for youngsters more than got the job done since …